Kansas Governor watch (early polling)

[Rage Against the McKee]

Rest easy libtard fiscal hawks:

Kansas revenue exceeds expectations after three-month shortfall

http://www.bizjournals.com/wichita/morning_call/2014/08/kansas-revenue-exceeds-expectations-after-three.html?ana=e_wich_rdup&s=newsletter&ed=2014-08-01&u=11045160944f58d24b7e6e962a206e&t=1406902655

I wonder if the NYT will pick up this story as a follow-up to their scathing, "Kansas tax plan is an unmitigated dumpster fire --- see!!!!, look at the last 3 months" article.

That is good news. Now we just need to exceed expectations by another $337 million before the end of the year to make up for the shortfalls. If Brownback can get about halfway there by November, I will vote for him.

[K-S-U-Wildcats!]

lol at thinking any politician really has much at all to do with jobs/the economy.

Ya, companies would be knocking down the rough ridin' door if it weren't for brownback. 

Guy A: "hey, let's move the company to kansas"
Guy B: "no, they aren't business friendly, otherwise really great idea, I would love to relocate there"

Don't forget Guy C, who says: "yeah, I heard it's pretty hard to get an abortion there and gays can't get married, so we should definitely not move there."

This conversation is no doubt taking place in board rooms all across the country. Damned Brownback and his job-killing policies. A good liberal Democrat governor will fix all this.

Here's a clue to the libtards. This is Kansas. We've got certain strengths and weaknesses. We don't have an ocean, we don't have mountains, we're not a cultural mecca. We are the heart of Flyover, USA. We can't change those things, but we make up for it with low taxes, low cost of living, and a pretty darned nice lifestyle. Don't eff this up.

[Fake Sugar Dick (WARNING, NOT THE REAL SUGAR DICK!)]

Rest easy libtard fiscal hawks:

Kansas revenue exceeds expectations after three-month shortfall

http://www.bizjournals.com/wichita/morning_call/2014/08/kansas-revenue-exceeds-expectations-after-three.html?ana=e_wich_rdup&s=newsletter&ed=2014-08-01&u=11045160944f58d24b7e6e962a206e&t=1406902655

I wonder if the NYT will pick up this story as a follow-up to their scathing, "Kansas tax plan is an unmitigated dumpster fire --- see!!!!, look at the last 3 months" article.

That is good news. Now we just need to exceed expectations by another $337 million before the end of the year to make up for the shortfalls. If Brownback can get about halfway there by November, I will vote for him.

Wrong.  The fiscal year ended in June with a net surplus.

The new fiscal year is off to a hot start.  Go Kansas!!!!   

[Fake Sugar Dick (WARNING, NOT THE REAL SUGAR DICK!)]

Most recent CBS/NYT poll has Sam out in front by 12.

Not sure what this poll's credibility is compared to Survey USA.

[Rage Against the McKee]

Most recent CBS/NYT poll has Sam out in front by 12.

Not sure what this poll's credibility is compared to Survey USA.

http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2014/07/28/qa-what-the-new-york-times-polling-decision-means/

This is actually a pretty interesting read. The methods and results are a lot different from Survey USA. It will be interesting to find out who is more accurate.

[K-S-U-Wildcats!]

I'm skeptical of both these polls. The SurveyUSA poll found that 1/4 of registered Republicans planned to vote for Davis, which seems bizarre, particularly in Kansas. The YouGOV methodology also seems questionable. I'm still guessing that Brownback wins by 4 or 5 points.

[puniraptor]

Are you worried that once a republican is registered, the Government will come and take it?

[star seed 7]

Are you worried that once a republican is registered, the Government will come and take it?

They can't even poll the republican registry accurately, you really think they can organize confiscation?

[CNS]

Are you worried that once a republican is registered, the Government will come and take it?

More worried about my ability to simply go to a Republican show and buy a republican without going through background checks (which is bullshit, and a god given right, imo).

[Fake Sugar Dick (WARNING, NOT THE REAL SUGAR DICK!)]

I feel like polls that rely on dialing landlines are old - fashioned

[Rage Against the McKee]

I feel like polls that rely on dialing landlines are old - fashioned

There are certainly flaws with both systems. I really don't know which is more accurate.

[K-S-U-Wildcats!]

I feel like polls that rely on dialing landlines are old - fashioned

I think most pollsters would agree with you. But I also think that such polls would tend to over-sample an older, more conservative demographic. Ultimately, polls results are weighted to reflect what the pollster believes is a more accurate demographic composition, which is far from an exact science. Then throw in the added complication of weighting to forecast not just the right demographics, but turnout of the various demographic groups.

[Kat Kid]

OT: Dave Lewis lost his seat on the county commission.  To a Kstate student.

[Fake Sugar Dick (WARNING, NOT THE REAL SUGAR DICK!)]

I feel like polls that rely on dialing landlines are old - fashioned

I was just stating something. This comment has nothing to do with any of the polls.

[Rage Against the McKee]

Jennifer Winn has 37% of the vote right now. That seems really high.

[ednksu]

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-08-06/brownback-s-tax-cuts-prompt-s-p-to-reduce-kansas-s-credit-rating.html

Liberal Standard and Poor's libtard policies, of liberalness, cause Kansas debt to be downgraded again.  Has nothing to do with non-libtard Sam Brownback's policies. 

[Rage Against the McKee]

http://www.kansas.com/2014/08/05/3583534/brownbacks-primary-performance.html

Brownback theorized that some of the votes against him were from people who don’t think he is conservative enough, but Winn did not run on a particularly conservative platform.

“I think you’ve got a number of people very mad about the direction of America and what President Obama has done, so I think you could see these things moving forward,” Brownback said when asked if he was disappointed by his showing against the relatively unknown Winn.

 

[star seed 7]

Wut

[Panjandrum]

I heard an excerpt from his victory speech this morning on KCUR.  He said something to the effect of, "[Paul Davis] is a LIBERAL...from LAWRENCE..." He really emphasized Lawrence in a negative way.

I mean, sure, Lawrence will probably slide heavily to Davis, but I'm not sure you want to attack a city like that when they're estimating that this is going to be a close election.  I'm not sure what he was trying to do there.

[Rage Against the McKee]

I heard an excerpt from his victory speech this morning on KCUR.  He said something to the effect of, "[Paul Davis] is a LIBERAL...from LAWRENCE..." He really emphasized Lawrence in a negative way.

I mean, sure, Lawrence will probably slide heavily to Davis, but I'm not sure you want to attack a city like that when they're estimating that this is going to be a close election.  I'm not sure what he was trying to do there.

It's probably a good move on his part, really. Doesn't K-State have more undergrads than KU now?

[CNS]

I heard an excerpt from his victory speech this morning on KCUR.  He said something to the effect of, "[Paul Davis] is a LIBERAL...from LAWRENCE..." He really emphasized Lawrence in a negative way.

I mean, sure, Lawrence will probably slide heavily to Davis, but I'm not sure you want to attack a city like that when they're estimating that this is going to be a close election.  I'm not sure what he was trying to do there.

Heard that too.  It doesn't matter.  It is pretty much the only blue spot on his map and he just riled up the reds by pointing it all out.

[Spracne]

The phrase "Liberal Lawrence" induces a lot of sable rattling among the rural Kansas folk.  I don't see how this harms him politically. 

[Dugout DickStone]

The phrase "Liberal Lawrence" induces a lot of sable rattling among the rural Kansas folk.  I don't see how this harms him politically.

yup.  He doesn't have to go throw a barrel of tea in the Kaw either.

[Rage Against the McKee]

Brownback should have a television ad featuring KU's new turf. Tell everyone what happens when you let the libs run things.

[john "teach me how to" dougie]

Brownback should have a television ad featuring KU's new turf. Tell everyone what happens when you let the libs run things.

Yup.

Cats = lots of discretionary cash in hand to build cool stuff.

Hawks = relying on donated time and machinery from local construction company.